
	Where results make sense

Topic: Chartres, France

Related Topics

Chartres

Arnemuiden

Cathedral of Chartres

France

Sighet

Arles

Las Vegas

Nazareth

Olinda

Nineveh

Warrington, Warrington

Idrisi

The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet

1914

Texas Revolution

In the News (Thu 10 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Cathedral of Chartres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chartres is a cathedral that inspires superlatives, and there are few architectural historians who have not waxed lyrical about its soaring aisles and delicate carving.
		The Cathedral of Chartres was not destroyed nor looted during the French Revolution and the numerous restorations never have altered its glorious beauty.
		Chartres was the primary basis for the fictional Cathedral in David Macaulay's Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction and the animated special based on this book.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cathedral_of_Chartres (1813 words)

	AllRefer.com - Chartres, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chartres is of great historic and artistic interest; it is also a regional market with many industries, including metallurgy, and the production of perfumes and electronic equipment.
		During the Middle Ages Chartres was the seat of a countship; it became a possession of the French crown in 1286.
		Chartres' fame today stems largely from its magnificent Gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame (12th to 13th cent.), remarkable for its two spires (375 ft/114 m and 350 ft/107 m), its stained glass windows, and its superb sculpture.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Chartres.html (282 words)

	Chartres, France : More Than a Cathedral
		Chartres was a great center of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages, and the cathedral still exhibits the famous relic which contributed to its fame: the silk tunic worn by Mary on the day she gave birth to Jesus.
		All worthy of a visit, because Chartres has always been a center of learning and these are its display cases of collections and points of view.
		Chartres is hosting July 2- 4, 2004 the International Festival of Gospel and Negro Sprirituals.
	www.travellady.com /Issues/May04/727ChartresFrance.htm (1595 words)

	Chartres Cathedral, Chartres France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chartres Cathedral, west facade, central portal, detail of lower sections of two figures on the left, 1145-55.
		Chartres Cathedral, west facade, central portal, tympanum showing the Apocalyptic Christ [Revelations 4] surrounded by the four beast which became the Four Symbols of the Evangelists, Matthew/ Man; Mark/Lion; Luke/Bull; John/Eagle, referring to the opening texts of each of the Gospels, 1145-55.
		Chartres Cathedral, west facade, left portal, detail, Signs of the Zodiac [Cancer and Aries], Labors of the Months [harvesting grain and pruning vines] 1145-55.
	www.holycross.edu /departments/visarts/chartres/chartres.htm (321 words)

	Chartres, France - Reviews on RateItAll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chartres is located in the Northwest of France on the Eure River, and is a noted regional marketplace and manufacturing hub, producing metals, electronics, and perfume.
		Chartres is home to the Gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame, considered the finest Gothic Cathedral in the world for its twin spires, stained glass windows, and sculpture.
		Chartres is known as a great historic and artistic town, and the approximate population is 41,500 residents.
	www.rateitall.com /i-57041-chartres-france.aspx (122 words)

	Architecture of France - Great Buildings Online
		Chartres Cathedral, by unknown, at Chartres, France, 1194 to 1260.
		Fontevrault Abbey, by unknown, at Anjou, France, 1110 to 1119.
		Philibert, by unknown, at Tournus, France, 950 to 1120.
	www.greatbuildings.com /places/france.html (795 words)

	Guide and Travel Facts: Chartres, France
		Chartres follows the pattern of medieval cathedrals in an important respect: the building we see today is only the latest of a series of buildings constructed on the site.
		At Chartres, the cult worshipped the "Mother-Goddess", a symbol of fertility.
		Not only does it reveal the deep piety of the people and their emotional attachment to Chartres, but the short building-time resulted in an architectural homogeneity which is rare in European cathedrals.
	www.passports.com /trips/cityfact/cityfact.asp?city=Chartres (1221 words)

	Notre-Dame Cathedral, Chartres, France
		Chartres (1990 pop., 39,595) is the capital of Eure-et-Loir department in north central France, situated on the Eure River about 80 km (50 mi) southwest of Paris.
		In no other Gothic church of comparable size is the architecture, sculpture, and stained glass so harmonious and of such quality, owing to the comparatively short (1194-1220) period of construction for the major parts of the edifice.
		The rest of the cathedral was directly inspired by Abbé Suger's Abbey of Saint-Denis in Paris; the walls, piers, and flying buttresses became a skeletal framework supporting the soaring vaults and enormous windows.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Cathedrals/Chartres/Notre-Dame_Chartres.shtml (443 words)

	Tours to Chartres, France
		Chartres was located in Beauce, an grain-producing area of open plains similar to Iowa.
		Chartres Cathedral was preceeded by a century of experimentation, with an ogival arch here, a flying buttress there, a triforium somewhere else.
		John James: Having lived in Chartres and studied the cathedral in exquisite detail for some five years, John James wrote a series of books which have revolutionized the understanding of Gothic buildings and how they were constructed.
	www.labyrinth-enterprises.com /chartrestour.html (1057 words)

	The Chartres Labyrinth
		The labyrinth at Chartres was built around 1200 and is laid into the floor in a style sometimes referred to as a pavement maze.
		Sometimes this eleven-circuit labyrinth would serve as a substitute for an actual pilgrimage to Jerusalem and as a result came to be called the "Chemin de Jerusalem" or Road of Jerusalem.
		In walking the Chartres style labyrinth the walker meanders through each of the four quadrants several times before reaching the goal.
	www.lessons4living.com /chartres_labyrinth.htm (263 words)

	Chartres - Francerama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Main facade of Chartres cathedral : the Royal Portal [11] [12] [13], a masterpiece of roman art (12th century) is one of the numerous pages of this book of stone and glass that shelters more than 4000 sculptures and 5000 figures in the stained glass.
		Chartres has always been a church dedicated to pilgrimage ; pilgrims would spend some nights there and the sick were allowed to rest in one of the galleries of the crypt.
		A whole lifetime is not enough to study the multitude of statues, gargoyles, stained-glass and riches of Chartres cathedral : the maze, the Virgin of the Pillar, the Treasure...
	www.francerama.com /en/escapades/chartres/index.htm (883 words)

	Veriditas.net Programs: Chartres, France Educational Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		James' analysis of Chartres is likely to be the best and most detailed we shall have.' JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS The great cathedral of Chartres is the most impressive and exciting building surviving from the middle ages, andis preserved almost intact.
		His first visit to Chartres, in 1969, led to a continuing passion for the early Gothic buildings of northern France, and he has been 'reading their stones' ever since.
		An armchair introduction to a gothic treasure, April 25, 1998 Malcolm Miller is the foremost English authority on the cathedral of Chartres.
	www.veriditas.net /programs/readinglist.html (646 words)

	Jo Edkins's Maze Page - Chartres Maze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Chartres maze is an improvement on the Cretan and Roman mazes.
		The Chartres maze is more fun to walk, since you move from one quarter to the next, and then back to a previous quartrer, while also getting closer and further from the centre.
		One example of the Chartres maze is a roof boss in St Mary's Redcliffe, Bristol, on the left.
	www.gwydir.demon.co.uk /jo/maze/chartres.htm (2023 words)

	World Heritage Sites in France
		The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Chartres was founded in the 11th century.
		Chartres Cathedral is an example of high Gothic architecture with unique stained glass, statuary, and Renaissance choir screens.
		Spanning the borders of France and Spain, this mountain landscape is centered around the peak of Mount Perdu (3,352m).
	www.thesalmons.org /lynn/wh-france.html (562 words)

	Chartres Cathedral - Chartres, France
		Chartres Cathedral (full name Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, "Cathedral of Our Lady in Chartres"), located in Chartres, about 50 miles from Paris, is considered the finest example in all France of the "high Gothic" style of architecture.
		Chartres Cathedral was never destroyed nor looted during the French Revolution and the numerous restorations never have altered its glorious beauty.
		From a distance Chartres Cathedral seems to hover in mid-air above waving fields of corn, and it is only when the visitor draws closer that the city comes into view, clustering around the hill on which the cathedral stands.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /france/chartres-cathedral.htm (946 words)

	Janson Media: Video and DVD: Chartres Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		"Chartres Cathedral: A Sacred Geometry is a brilliantly conceived and superbly presented documentary showcasing the majestic Chartres Cathedral in France with its forty-four magnificent stained-glass windows...
		While there is little information on the actual architecture of the structure, the analysis of the "masters of the compasses," and the unknown craftsmen provides new insights into not only the world of the Medieval cathedral builder, but also the sacred world that led to the construction of these marvelous buildings.
		The Virtual Chartres Cathedral is an incredible website created by Professor of Art and Architecture Stephen Clancy of Ithaca College.
	www.janson.com /videos/art/chartres.html (479 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Chartres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The pious enthusiasm of which Notre-Dame of Chartres was then the object is attested by the "Poème des Miracles" (1210), recently published by Antoine Thomas, and by Jean le Marchand's poem of 1262.
		In 1360 Edward III of England, and in 1591 Henry Henry IV of France, passed reverently beneath the reliquary containing this veil, which, until the end of the eithteenth century, was considered a chemise, and "chemisettes", emblematic of this veil, were worn on the breast.
		The church of Saint-Pierre of Chartres of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries has some very beautiful fourteenth-century windows; it was dependent upon a Benedictine abbey founded in the sixth century.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03635a.htm (888 words)

	Mosaics of Light Restored To Brighter Shade of Blue
		CHARTRES, France -- Stephane Petit's patients arrive at his clinic almost unrecognizable, their skin invaded by microbes, their faces flened by pollution, their jewel-toned robes sullied by candle smoke and the debilitating breath of millions of well-intentioned admirers.
		With more than half an acre of stained glass set in 175 windows, Chartres Cathedral is in the midst of the most exhaustive renovation in its modern history as millennial anniversary celebrations next year draw near.
		The French government pays for repairs to the infrastructure of the 87 cathedrals it considers historic monuments, but those funds cover only half the cost of refurbishing windows, according to de Layre-Matheus, who quit a government job eight years ago after surviving breast cancer and dedicated her life to helping preserve the cathedral.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/13/AR2005101302082.html (1086 words)

	Chartres, Cathedral of Notre-Dame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The copper roof is the hallmark of Chartres, along with the mismatched towers.
		But strip away the north tower (on the right) and replace the copper roof with the dull grey of its original lead roof, and you'll have a better sense of the building's original appearance.
		Four-part vaulting in rectangular bays had not been employed at this scale before, and the masons "overbuilt" the buttressing to be sure adequate support would be provided.
	www.beloit.edu /~arthist/historyofart/gothic/chartrescath.htm (499 words)

	Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Chartres (France)
		Chartres est la cathédrale qui inspire les superlatifs et il existe peu d’historiens de l’architecture qui ne l’ont pas louangée pour ses allées élancées et ses fines sculptures.
		For hundreds of years, Chartres has been a very important Marian pilgrimage center and again today, faithful are coming from the world over to honour the relic.
		The history of the organ of Chartres Cathedral beings in the middle of the 14th century, as an order was made in 1349 for the construction of an instrument.
	www.uquebec.ca /musique/orgues/france/chartresnd.html (2445 words)

	EuroTrip Discussion Boards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chartres has a magnificent cathedral, sporting northern French medieval Gothic style, but the town itself is unexciting, and Notre Dame cathedral in Paris (as well as other churches in France) are just as amazing.
		Chartres' benefit is that there are much fewer crowds, and the climb up to the top of the belltowers with a close-up view of the gargoyles makes it worthwhile.
		Chartres is served best by regional trains that serve the Île de France region (where Paris is located) and nearby areas (Chartres is technically in Centre region).
	www.eurotrip.com /forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=93572 (427 words)

	[No title]
		Chartres Cathedral is known for its stained glass, especially the color used in its windows known as “the blue of Chartres.” Some of the windows survived the fire of 1194 and remain in the cathedral today.
		Chartres Cathedral is still used as a place of pilgrimage for those of the Roman Catholic faith.
		Chartres Cathedral is a High Gothic structure, though it contains elements from many different periods of architecture.
	people.cornellcollege.edu /S-Wilson (514 words)

	Amazon.com: Chartres Cathedral: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chartres Cathedral: Illustrations, Introductory Essay, Documents, Analysis, Criticism (Norton Critical Studies in Art History) by Robert Branner
		Malcolm Miller is the foremost English authority on the cathedral of Chartres.
		He divides his time between the town of Chartres, where he personally conducts tours, and the rest of the world where he lectures and makes films and videos of the subject.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1878351540?v=glance (676 words)

	Chartres France Hotels - Hotels in Chartres France. Chartreshotels
		The Grand Monarque is in the centre of Chartres, next to the cathedral, the station, the museums and the old town.
		Set in the centre of a 150-acre estate, it is situated between the Château de Versailles and the cathedral of Chartres.
		The hotel Jehan de Beauce is situated right in the centre of Chartres, opposite the station and near to the cathedral.
	www.findhotel.co.uk /fr/towns/chartres.htm (265 words)

	Bicycle the world; Chartres France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chartres lost their original church in a terrible fire back in 1194.
		Today the Cathedral at Chartres is still something to see.
		They were preparing for a celebration the day we had to visit, so we weren't not allowed inside.
	www.biketracks.net /chartres.htm (197 words)

	Images of Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France--page 1.
		The town of Chartres had been a center for the cult of the Virgin throughout the middle ages since it possessed a statue of Mary, reportedly carved by St. Luke, as well as the "sacred Tunic," supposedly worn by the Virgin at the time of the birth of Christ.
		When the first "early Gothic" cathedral (as well as much of the town) burned in 1194, the rebuilding was considered futile, since the townspeople believed they had been deserted by their protector.
		Now it is one of most famous cathedrals in France, defined as an exemplar of the "High Gothic" style.
	www.bluffton.edu /~sullivanm/chartreswest/centralportal.html (449 words)

	Chartres Hotels, Chartres France Hotel accommodation- Hotels in Chartres Eure-et-Loir France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The hotel Jehan de Beauce is located right in the heart of Chartres, opposite the station and close to the cathedral.
		Set in the heart of a 150-acre estate, it is located between the ChÃ¢teau de Versailles and the cathedral of Chartres.
		Our hotel is located in the heart of Chartres, next to the cathedral, the station, the museums and the old town.
	www.franceswebsite.co.uk /hotel/chartres (252 words)

	Malcom Miller: "Reading" Chartres Cathedral
		Ask anyone who has visited Chartres Cathedral and they will tell you that no tour is complete without a lecture by Malcolm Miller.
		Malcolm Miller was born in England and educated at King Edward VI School, Birmingham, and Durham University.
		Miller, the 13th century Chartres Cathedral can be compared to a library.
	www.artagogo.com /commentary/miller/miller.htm (460 words)

	Chartres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chartres is a city and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Eure-et-Loir département.
		The town is principally noted for its medieval cathedral, widely considered the greatest of its style in France, which is on UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
		This page was last modified 12:04, 8 November 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chartres,_France (82 words)

	! chartres cathedral, abbey of mont st michel, french retreats, spiritual retreats, spiritual growth, divine feminine !
		Spend five days in Chartres with Ani reconciling the discrepancies of how you have lived your life, and how you want your life to be lived.
		Whether you choose the one-on-one five day spiritual retreat with us in Chartres, France or the 10-day group retreat with Mont St. Michel, you'll be drawn to the one that intuitively feeds you now.
		Chartres Cathedral, Abbey of Mont St Michel, French retreats, spiritual retreats, spiritual growth, and divine feminine information can be found on our web site that focuses on travel to Chartres Chathedral and to the Abbey of Mont St. Michel in Normandy, France.
	www.chartrescathedralpilgrimage.com (557 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)